July 2010 Blog Posts (10)

Hey Portlanders, come out and celebrate our bridges this weekend. Today is the Hawthorne Bridge Centennial Party and it promises to be a ton of fun. Submit your favorite Portland bridge photos to the site this week for an extra prize. Also, we have street fairs, pinball, PDX Pop Now, theater events, and tons of other Portland events to choose from this week. Summer came late to P-town, and we're making up for lost time!

We are looking for new moms (with a newborn 0-3 months) and expectant moms from the Portland area to participate in an online bulletin board from July 30th through August 7th. This online bulletin board, is very similar to a blog, and is for market research purposes only.

If you do participate, you would be compensated $150 for answering the questions on a secure website posted by a professional moderator. The discussion would be about being a mom, and the products you…Continue

I currently live in Topeka,Kansas I plan on selling my home down sizing to an apartment. The areas I really like are Belmont and Hawthorne. I'm planning on moving in another year with my 2 cats. I have 3 friends that in Portland and really love it. I look forward to moving Portland is quite an amazing city!

If you somehow missed it, the big event this weekend is the Oregon Brewers Festival and you need to be there! Oregon is globally famous for her beer and our breweries are fully representin' this weekend! So, bike, walk or mass transit yourself down to the Tom McCall Waterfront park in…

This is where I'll be this week-end http://www.artfulgiving.info/. Hope you can join us for great wine, food, music and silient auction by local artists. A few tickets remain so call today! You won't want to miss this!

Hello! My boyfriend and I will be moving there next summer. Im so excited to move somewhere that is more our lifestyle. My boyfriend is excited as well, but is convinced that the rumor is true that no one in Portland likes people from California. He believes people will throw rocks at us as we drive into town :) Is it really that bad?

Man, Portland in the summer-- does life get better than this? Blue-bird skies and 83 degrees at 11am. Ahhhh. Love it! Seriously, if I could have weather like this *every day*, I totally would. I've been pretty negligent about keeping the garden watered which makes me thankful for the drought tolerant plants I got from Pistils Nursery. The only thing that's really suffered has…Continue

Hello Portland. If anyone can please give me advice I'd greatly appriciate it. My husband and I might be transfering with his company from the US Virgin Islands to portland. We have heard so many great things about Portland and how green and gorgeous it is not to mention the people:-)

Anyways we are looking to rent an apartment short term 6-12 months in a great neighborhood that is close to public transportation, farmers market and running…

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Rogue Pack storytelling theatre for youth at the Sellwood Playhouse will be having an Open House to introduce our lineup of spring classes, play games, and eat some food! We will be telling our stories through writing, drawing and collage. Drop in; write your six-word memoir, a tweet story. Act out your story by playing some improvisational theatre games; or draw and collage your story. There is no one way to tell your story, so you get to choose.See More

Don't miss Portland Audubon's Winter Break camp! Whether campers are snowshoeing on Mt. Hood and staying overnight at our new Marmot Cabin, learning the art of candle-making, visiting a wolf sanctuary, or making nature inspired art, our educators are dedicated to helping every camper build an authentic and meaningful relationship with the natural world, all while playing games, making friends and exploring!See More

The award-winning Oregon Sinfonietta, now in its 46th season and conducted by Dr. Donald L. Appert, is a full symphony orchestra of 75+ members that draws together community musicians from the greater Portland metro area. The Sinfonietta performs four free concerts per season. On Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 3:00 pm, the orchestra presents Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No 4. in G Major. Joining the orchestra for this…See More

Come stock up on delicious wine for the holidays! Here's how it works:• 12 handpicked wines all selling for $12 a bottle• $12 to taste all 12 wines• 12% off EVERY BOTTLE on our shelves• BONUS GIFT: Two tickets to a Food & Wine Pairing Class when you buy 12+ bottlesJoin us:Friday Sept 28--12 to 10 pmSaturday Sept 29--12 to 10 pmSunday Sept 30--12-6 pmSee More

Artistic Portland, a downtown co-operative gallery of 40 local artists, will open its doors for “Art After Dark,” from 6:30 to 9:00 pm, on October 4, 2018. The evening of music, wine, food and art will give the public a chance to meet many of the artists behind the creative work at the gallery. Husband and wife duo The Sweet Peas will play from 7:00 to 9:00 pm, and everyone is welcome to the free event. This summer Artistic Portland celebrated its five-year anniversary at 318 SW Taylor Street,…See More

Homemade refreshments, holiday beverages, prizes and stress free shopping all in one location!Our designs are handcrafted with a vibrant assortment of semi-precious stones accented with Austrian Swarovski crystals, pearls and sterling silver. We design with unique gemstones to create wonderful women’s jewelry that can be worn for a special occasion or every day.Beads On a Mission are two of our jewelry lines that include bracelets in which 10% of the proceeds go to five cancer foundations and…See More

The Art Co-operative will honor the gorgeous Columbia Gorge at the First Thursday Art Walk between 4-6 p.m. on September 6, 2018. The 50-foot frontage windows will artfully play on the mighty Columbia River that helped formed the region. Many of the 40 member artists will be present to talk about their latest works and will again encourage visitors to express their own creativity for free by painting a ceramic bisque-fired bowl. The very popular Community Bowl Project is sponsored by…See More